1. eminence - Noun
2. Eminence - Proper noun
That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.
An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment.
A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLet us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. William McKinley
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. Jonathan Swift
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else. Franz Grillparzer
Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem. Nicolas Chamfort
The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a poor-spirited coward. William Makepeace Thackeray
There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals. Ali